Course detail
Introduction to Play Percussion Instruments
FEKT-JUHBAcad. year: 2017/2018
Students will learn the basic division of percussion instruments into membranophonic and idiophonic ones (metallophones, xylophones, litophones, crystallophones, elasmatophones) including examples of selected instruments, as well as conventional and less conventional ways of making the tone, types of drumsticks, tonal ranges of instruments, and dynamic and articulation options. Students will have the opportunity to individually test the aspects mentioned above on the instruments.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- enumerate the basic percussion instruments,
- describe membranophone percussion instruments with a certain pitch,
- describe membranophone percussion instruments with indefinite pitch,
- describe idiophonic percussion instruments of various materials with a certain pitch,
- describe idiophonic percussion instruments of various materials with indefinite pitch,
- describe elasmatophone percussion instruments.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures provide the explanation of basic principles, subject methodology, examples of problems and their solutions.
- Exercises support practical acquiring of themes presented at lectures. Active participation of students is needed.
Participation at lectures is recommended. Participation at other ways of instruction is checked.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Membranophone percussion instruments with a certain pitch.
3. – 4. Membranophone percussion instruments with indefinite pitch.
5. – 6. Idiophonic metal percussion instruments with a certain pitch.
7. Idiophonic metal percussion instruments with indefinite pitch.
8. – 9. Idiophonic wooden percussion instruments with a certain pitch.
10. Idiophonic wooden percussion instruments with indefinite pitch.
11. Idiophonic glass percussion instruments.
12. Idiophonic stone percussion instruments.
13. Elasmatophonic percussion instruments.
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Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Blades, J. Percussion Instruments and their History. 4th ed. London: Bold Strummer Ltd, 1992. ISBN 978-0933224612 (EN)
Kotek, Miroslav: Bicí nástroje. Panton Praha, 1983 (CS)
Recommended reading
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